Quick Facts of Shinji Okazaki

Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese professional football player who alternates between playing up front or as an attacking midfielder for the Japan national team and Spanish club Cartagena. In 2002, he began participating in football games for Takigawa Daini High School. He signed full professional terms with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2005 after graduating from Takigawa Daini High School in 2004. He then started his career at the club. Later, he played for teams like Huesca, Malaga, Leicester City, Mainz 05, and VfB Stuttgart. He now represents Spanish team Cartagena.

He has represented Japan at different ages on a global scale. Also, he has competed for Japan at both the U23 and senior levels. On October 9, 2008, he made his debut for the club in an international team. He has participated in three World Cups for Japan: 2010, 2014, and 2018. He also competed for Japan in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2013 Confederations Cup, and 2019 Copa America. With 50 goals, he is now the third-highest scorer in team history and the leading active scorer for the Japan national team. He has more than 110 goals and assists for his nation since his debut.

How much is the Net worth of Jiro Okazaki?

Shinji Okazaki makes money playing football professionally. Contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements provide the majority of his revenue. His projected net worth is £7 million, and his annual salary is £624,000. He is worth about €1 million in the market.

Early Years: Where was Shinju Okazaki born?

On April 16, 1986, Shinji Okazaki was born. He was born in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. His parents’ identities have been kept a secret and have not yet been made public. Takigawa Daini High School was where he studied. He is a citizen of Japan. Asiatic people make up his ethnicity. He has the Aries horoscope sign.

What is the Professional Career of Shinji Okazaki?

In 2002, he began participating in football games for Takigawa Daini High School. He signed full professional terms with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2005 after graduating from Takigawa Daini High School in 2004. He then started his career at the club. On August 6, 2005, he made his club’s professional debut in a 1-0 loss against Urawa Reds in the first leg of the J.League Cup quarterfinals. In a 2-1 loss to Kawasaki Front on April 15, 2007, he scored his first professional goal for the team. He made 25 appearances for the club during the 2006–07 campaign, participating in all competitions and contributing 1 assist and 5 goals.

He made 34 appearances for the club during the 2007–2008 campaign, scoring 11 goals across all competitions. He made 41 appearances for the club in the 2008–09 season, participating in all competitions and contributing one assist and 17 goals. Also, he made 37 appearances for the team in 2009–10, participating in all competitions and contributing 7 assists in addition to 16 goals. He committed to Stuttgart for three and a half years on January 30, 2011. FIFA authorized him to play for the club on February 17, 2011. On February 17, 2011, he made his club debut in the first leg of the second round of the Europa League against Benfica, which the team lost 2-1.

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With the team, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 4-2 loss to Bayern Leverkusen. He scored the club’s first goal in a 2-1 victory over Hannover 96 on May 7, 2011. He made 14 appearances for the team during his rookie year, scoring twice across all competitions. His bicycle kick goal against Hannover 96 in a Bundesliga game on February 19, 2012, was named Goal of the Month. He was the second player from Japan to win this title in Germany after Yasuhiko Okudera in April 1978. He played for the club in 29 games in 2011–12, contributing 1 assist and 7 goals in all competitions. His 2012–13 campaign wasn’t great; he only managed one Bundesliga goal.

He made 42 appearances for the team during that season, participating in all competitions and contributing 1 assist and 4 goals. He transferred to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on July 1st, 2013. On August 3, 2013, in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against SC Fortuna Koln, he made his club debut, winning 2-1. He scored his first goal for the team on August 11, 2013, in a 3-2 victory over his old team Stuttgart on the first day of the 2013–14 Bundesliga season. He made 35 appearances for the team during his rookie campaign, with 15 goals and 1 assist across all competitions. When he scored his 27th and 28th league goals in Mainz’s 3-1 victory over Hertha Berlin on September 13, 2014, he broke the record for most goals scored by a Japanese player in the Bundesliga.

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He made 35 appearances for the club in the 2014–15 season, participating in all competitions and contributing 6 assists and 14 goals. He joined Premier League team Leicester City on June 26, 2015, for a reported sum of around £7 million, pending the receipt of a work visa. Also, he made his club debut on August 8, 2015, in a 4-2 victory over Sunderland on opening day. He scored the club’s first goal in a 2-1 victory over West Ham United on August 15, 2015. He made 39 appearances for the team during his first season, scoring 6 goals and dishing out 2 assists across all competitions as Leicester City won the Premier League that year, making him the second Japanese player after Shinji Kagawa to do so.

He scored twice on September 20, 2016, when Chelsea defeated his team 2-4 in the third round of the 2016–17 EFL Cup. He became the sixth Japanese player to score in the Champions League and the first since Keisuke Honda in November 2013 when he scored in a 2-1 victory over Club Brugge on November 22, 2016, during the group stage. Also, he made 41 appearances for the club during the 2016–17 campaign, contributing 1 assist and 6 goals across all competitions. He made 32 appearances for the team during the 2017–18 campaign, contributing 4 assists and 7 goals across all competitions.

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He made 26 appearances for the team in the 2018–19 season, contributing 1 assist and 1 goal across all competitions before being released by Leicester at the conclusion of the campaign. He agreed to a one-year contract with Malaga CF on July 30, 2019. Malaga, however, terminated its agreement with him after just 34 days because it was unable to register him because of his wage demands, which went over the team’s allotted budget spending limit set by the league. He accepted a free transfer to join Segunda Division team Huesca on September 4, 2019. On September 8, 2019, he made his club debut in a 1-0 victory over Sporting Gijon.

He made his club debut on September 28, 2019, in a 1-0 victory over Girona. As SD Huesca won the Segunda Division that year, he made 38 appearances for the team and netted 12 goals in all competitions. He made his La Liga debut for the team on September 13, 2020, in a 1-1 tie with Villarreal CF. He made 26 appearances for the club in the 2020–21 season, participating in all competitions and recording one goal and one assist. Also, he was transferred to FC Cartagena in the second division on August 31, 2021, under a one-year contract.

International Career of Shinji Okazaki

He has done so at a range of ages for Japan. He has competed for Japan at both the U23 and senior levels. On October 9, 2008, he made his club’s debut for the national team in a 1-1 friendly match against the United Arab Emirates. He scored his first goal for Japan in a 2-1 friendly victory over Yemen on January 20, 2009. In a 6-0 victory over Hong Kong on October 8, 2009, he netted his first hat-trick for his country, Japan, as they qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup.

He qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as the highest striker in Asia, scoring eight goals, and has since represented Japan at three World Cups in 2010, 2014, and 2018. Also, he received a commemorative shirt with the number 100 on the back in March 2016 as part of a ceremony to mark his 100th international appearance for Japan. He also competed for Japan in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2013 Confederations Cup, and 2019 Copa America. With 50 goals, he is now the third-highest scorer in team history and the leading active scorer for the Japan national team. He has more than 110 goals and assists for his nation since his debut.

Honors

• Won the 2015-16 Premier League with Leicester City.
• Won the 2019-20 Segunda Division with SD Huesca.
• Won the 2011 AFC Asian Cup with Japan.

Individual

• Won the 2009 IFFHS World’s Top Goal Scorer.
• Won the 2016 AFC International Footballer of the Year.
• Won the 2016 Best Footballer in Asia.

Does Shinji Okazaki have a Wife/Partner?

His personal life reveals that he is not wed. The football player is concentrating on advancing in his vocation. He might currently be seeing a stunning female, or he might not. Any modifications to his romantic life will be posted here.

Body Measurement: How tall is Sinji Okazaki?

Shinji Okazaki is 1.75 meters, or 5 feet and 9 inches, tall. His body weight is 70 kg. His physique is athletic. Also, his black hair contrasts with his dark brown eyes. Straight is the way he identifies sexually.

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